Patrick Sweany
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Patrick Sweany is a Blues-rock musician from Massillon, Ohio
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guitarist and singer at many Blues Festivals around the U.S. His first CD I Wanna Tell You was released in 1999 and drew critical acclaim from prominent musicians such as Roy Book Binder
and Jimmy Thackery
. In 2001, Patrick formed an electric trio called simply The Patrick Sweany Band. The band includes drummer Clint Alguire, and has featured a revolving cast of baritone guitarists, including Dan Auerbach
from The Black Keys
, Ted Pecchio
currently of Col. Bruce Hampton's The Codetalkers
, and Jon Finley. Currently, Bob Basone fills the role. The drum chair is being filled currently by Nick Fritsch. The omission of a bass player was Sweany's attempt to model the sound of the band after Hound Dog Taylor
's HouseRockers
In 2006, Patrick signed with Nine Mile Records to release C'mon C'mere. The CD was co-produced by Dan Auerbach
and Jimbo Mathus
from Squirrel Nut Zippers
and incorporated country music
, soul music
and 50s era rock and roll
into his already potent electric blues stylings.
In June 2007, Sweany released another full-length CD, Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone, again recorded by Dan Auerbach
, this time in his newly fashioned Akron Analog studios.
Most recently, he has toured extensively in support of Austin band The Gourds
.
Patrick is endorsed by Dean Guitars
.
Massillon, Ohio
Massillon is a city located in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles to the west of Canton, Ohio, 20 miles south of Akron, Ohio, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census....
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Biography
Patrick Sweany first gained prominence in the late 1990s as an acoustic bluesBlues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist and singer at many Blues Festivals around the U.S. His first CD I Wanna Tell You was released in 1999 and drew critical acclaim from prominent musicians such as Roy Book Binder
Roy Book Binder
Roy Book Binder is an American blues guitarist. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks...
and Jimmy Thackery
Jimmy Thackery
Jimmy Thackery is an American blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C. based blues and roots rock ensemble...
. In 2001, Patrick formed an electric trio called simply The Patrick Sweany Band. The band includes drummer Clint Alguire, and has featured a revolving cast of baritone guitarists, including Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
Daniel Quine Auerbach is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He is married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.- Childhood and early...
from The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
, Ted Pecchio
Ted Pecchio
Ted Pecchio is an American bassist and currently a member of Grammy nominee Susan Tedeschi's touring group. Prior to that he played with Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers. Aside from playing an amazing bass, he is best known for making some awesome faces while on stage...
currently of Col. Bruce Hampton's The Codetalkers
The Codetalkers
The Codetalkers were a jazz, rock and roll band from Savannah, Georgia, composed of Bobby Lee Rodgers, , Mark Raudabaugh and Andrew Altman . The band was formed in 1999, upon the meeting of Rodgers and Col. Bruce Hampton at a show at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta...
, and Jon Finley. Currently, Bob Basone fills the role. The drum chair is being filled currently by Nick Fritsch. The omission of a bass player was Sweany's attempt to model the sound of the band after Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer.-Career:Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 . He originally played piano, but began playing guitar when he was 20...
's HouseRockers
In 2006, Patrick signed with Nine Mile Records to release C'mon C'mere. The CD was co-produced by Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
Daniel Quine Auerbach is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He is married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.- Childhood and early...
and Jimbo Mathus
Jimbo Mathus
Jimbo MathusBirthname: James H. Mathis, Jr.Born: August 1967 Birthplace: Oxford, MSGenres: American musicOccupations: Entertainer, singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, tankerman...
from Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by James "Jimbo" Mathus , Katharine Whalen , Chris Phillips on drums, Don Raleigh on bass and sideman Ken Mosher....
and incorporated country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and 50s era rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
into his already potent electric blues stylings.
In June 2007, Sweany released another full-length CD, Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone, again recorded by Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
Daniel Quine Auerbach is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He is married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.- Childhood and early...
, this time in his newly fashioned Akron Analog studios.
Most recently, he has toured extensively in support of Austin band The Gourds
The Gourds
The Gourds are an American alternative country band that formed in Austin, Texas during the summer of 1994.-Career:Primarily evolving from the Picket Line Coyotes and the Grackles, The Gourds original line-up consisted of Kevin Russell , Jimmy Smith , Claude Bernard , and Charlie Llewellin...
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Patrick is endorsed by Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars is an American manufacturer of guitars. It was founded in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky in Chicago, Illinois and is currently under the ownership of Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida.- History :...
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Discography
- I Wanna Tell You CD (1999 Ayao Records, re-released in 2006 on Nine Mile Records)
- Patrick Sweany Band CD (year unknown - Self released)
- henryfordbedroom CD (2003 Ayao Records)
- Sleeping Bag EP CD (2005 Ayao Records) currently out-of-print
- C'mon C'mere CD (2006 Nine Mile Records)
- Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone CD (2007 Nine Mile Records)
- That Old Southern Drag CD (2011 Nine Mile Records)